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BlackBerry PlayBook
64 GBGoogle Nexus 7 (2013)
Europe 32 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2010-09-27 | 2013-07-24 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 225.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a lot better than BlackBerry PlayBook, with a global score of 70.8 against 54.2. Google Nexus 7 (2013) has Android 5.0 OS, while BlackBerry PlayBook comes with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS. Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s design is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and way lighter than the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Google Nexus 7 (2013) counts with a way better display than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Google Nexus 7 (2013) also has way more pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher 1200 x 1920px resolution. Google Nexus 7 (2013) counts with just a little better processing power than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has a weaker graphics processor running at 400 MHz, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM.
BlackBerry PlayBook counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 64 GB internal memory. Google Nexus 7 (2013) features a really longer battery performance than BlackBerry PlayBook. BlackBerry PlayBook counts with just a bit better camera than Google Nexus 7 (2013). They have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same video quality.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is more expensive than BlackBerry PlayBook, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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